Dilini Mataraarachchi
Post Graduate Institute of Medicine- Colombo
Title: Perception of parenting style and association with self-esteem and life satisfaction of adolescents studying in grade 9 &10 in Schools in Panadura, Sri Lanka
Biography
Biography: Dilini Mataraarachchi
Abstract
Demandingness and responsiveness of the parent are the two categories of parenting styles. The impact of parent-adolescent relationship on psychosocial well-being of the adolescent is not optimally explored. This study was carried out to determine the impact of maternal and paternal parenting style on self-esteem and life satisfaction of the adolescents. A cross-sectional, descriptive study was carried out among 439 adolescents through cluster sampling in grades 9 and 10 in four public schools in Panadura education division in Sri Lanka. A self-administered questionnaire consisting of socio-demographic details, questions extracted from Parent Authority Questionnaire, Rosenberg’s Self-esteem Scale and Life Satisfaction Scale was used to collect data. Paternal parenting style was significantly associated with self-esteem (p=0.002) and life satisfaction (p= 0.002) of adolescents while the relationship was less defined for maternal parenting style. Unlike in western societies authoritative mothering or authoritative fathering was not significantly associated with adolescent self-esteem and life satisfaction in our study setting. At p=0.05 significance level different combination of parenting styles were not significantly associated with adolescent self-esteem and whereas its relationship with the life-satisfaction of adolescents was significant.